Birmingham City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Birmingham City FC

2 – 1

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Sheffield Wednesday FC

Sat 25 Nov 2023 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 45' George Byers

Juninho Bacuna 45+3' 1–1

Jordan James 81' 2–1

Siriki Dembele 15' Y

Y 32' Josh Windass

Y 37' Mallik Wilks

Y 39' Barry Bannan

Y 62' Anthony Musaba

Y 70' Djeidi Gassama

Overview

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Birmingham City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship at St Andrew's Ground.

Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Rebecca Welch (England)
Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
Assistant 2 Mark Russell

3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Watford FC	0	0
13	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
14	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
16	Birmingham City FC	0	0
17	Sheffield United FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Burnley FC	0	0
20	Cardiff City FC	0	0
21	West Ham United FC	0	0
22	Southampton FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-11-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2021-02-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2020-10-17 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-02-22 Birmingham City FC 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-11-27 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Nov	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–1	W
11 Nov	Sunderland AFC	A	1–3	L
04 Nov	Ipswich Town FC	H	2–2	D
28 Oct	Southampton FC	A	1–3	L
25 Oct	Hull City AFC	H	0–2	L
21 Oct	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–1	L

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Nov	Birmingham City FC	A	1–2	L
11 Nov	Millwall FC	H	0–4	L
04 Nov	Bristol City FC	A	0–1	L
29 Oct	Rotherham United FC	H	2–0	W
25 Oct	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	0–3	L
21 Oct	Watford FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC		Sheffield Wednesday FC
#16	Position	#30
0	Points	0
0	Played	46
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	2 / 12 / 32
0	Scored	29
0	Conceded	89
+0	GD	-60
–	PPG	0.00
–	Win %	4%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 16th (0 pts). Sheffield Wednesday FC are 30th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at St Andrew's Ground. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
15' Siriki Dembele has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 15.
20' Oliver Burke has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
32' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Josh Windass.
37' It’s a booking for Sheffield Wednesday FC player. Mallik Wilks gets a Yellow card.
39' Sheffield Wednesday FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 39.
44' The travelling Sheffield Wednesday FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
45' Goal! George Byers scores his 19 goal in 383 matches.
48' Juninho Bacuna has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
53' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Bailey Cadamarteri has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
58' Birmingham City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
62' Controversy at the stadium! Anthony Musaba argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
64' Djeidi Gassama is ready to make an impact after coming on for Anthony Musaba at the 64 minute mark.
69' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Emanuel Aiwu made 2 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
70' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Djeidi Gassama on 70 minutes.
73' Djeidi Gassama is having his name booked by the referee on 73.
78' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 78 minute. Lee Buchanan leaves to be changed by Cody Drameh.
81' What composure from Jordan James! The Wales international strokes it home. 2-1.
83' Bailey Cadamarteri gets the nod from Sheffield Wednesday FC. He replaces Josh Windass and will look to change the dynamic.
88' Marc Roberts gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Ethan Laird and will look to change the dynamic.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

1
Neil Etheridge
4
Marc Roberts ↑ 88'
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↑ 64'
20
Gary Gardner
9
Scott Hogan
34
Ivan Sunjic
12
Cody Drameh ↑ 78'
19
Jordan James ↑ 78'
49
Romelle Donovan ↑ 88'

Coach Wayne Rooney

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

8
George Byers ↓ Ashley Fletcher 83'
10
Barry Bannan
1
Cameron Dawson
6
Dominic Iorfa
7
Mallik Wilks ↓ Marvin Johnson 64'
4
Will Vaulks
11
Josh Windass ↓ Bailey Cadamarteri 83'
20
Michael Ihiekwe
23
Akin Famewo
5
Bambo Diaby
45
Anthony Musaba ↓ Djeidi Gassama 64'

Bench

Coach Roberto Cuesta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jacob Murphy	2
Barry Bannan	2
Scott Hogan	2
Steven Fletcher	2
Che Adams	2
Lukas Jutkiewicz	2
Ike Ugbo	2
Fernando Forestieri	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-11-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-11-11 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-11-04 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D 2023-10-28 Southampton FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-10-25 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Hull City AFC L 2023-10-21 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2023-11-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-11-11 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–4 Millwall FC L 2023-11-04 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-10-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC W 2023-10-25 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-10-21 Watford FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.8 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.55 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Birmingham City FC or Draw 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC42% Draw37% Sheffield Wednesday FC21%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes25% 0% No75%

Avg goals/match: 1.35

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	71%	29%
± 1.5	40%	60%
± 2.5	16%	84%
± 3.5	6%	94%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

58%

Birmingham City FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC22% Draw65% Sheffield Wednesday FC13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

28.6%

1 – 0

19.2%

0 – 1

12.4%

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 0

7.7%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

3.5%

1 – 2

3.2%

3 – 0

2 – 2

1.5%

3 – 1

1.3%

0 – 3

0.6%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	9%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	24%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	16%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

58% ✗

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.